app.config file in C# for SQL Server 2005 in VS 2008

Question

I have C# .net project with SQL Server 2008 written in Visual Studio 2008. There I used the following connection string to connect with SQL Server:

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Answer 1

Aside from LOCALHOST and "." You can

1. use "server = 127.0.0.1\SQLEXPRESS"

2. Add an alias to the SQL Server Configuration Manager and use that in your string

3. add 127.0.0.1 foo to your hostsfle and use it e.g. "server = FOO\SQLExpress"

4. Mange the connection in the machine config